Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026): Unemployment by sex and age - annual data was 11,175 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
11,175 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
2nd
of 3 regions
All-time high
20,079 Thousand persons
in 2013
All-time low
11,093 Thousand persons
in 2024
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) recorded 11,175 Thousand persons for unemployment by sex and age - annual data in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) peaked at 20,079 Thousand persons in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11,093 Thousand persons, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026), year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15,800 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 16,810 Thousand persons | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 16,907 Thousand persons | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 18,998 Thousand persons | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 20,079 Thousand persons | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 19,379 Thousand persons | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 18,091 Thousand persons | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 16,770 Thousand persons | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 15,183 Thousand persons | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 13,721 Thousand persons | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 12,697 Thousand persons | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 13,116 Thousand persons | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 12,937 Thousand persons | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 11,491 Thousand persons | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 11,291 Thousand persons | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 11,093 Thousand persons | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 11,175 Thousand persons | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,800 Thousand persons | 15,800 Thousand persons | 15,800 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 16,864 Thousand persons | 12,697 Thousand persons | 20,079 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,850 Thousand persons | 11,093 Thousand persons | 13,116 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
More work & labour data for Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 266,546 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 70.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 34.9 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 164,734 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 75.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) was 11,175 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The highest recorded value was 20,079 Thousand persons in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,093 Thousand persons in 2024.
- How does Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) rank for unemployment by sex and age - annual data?
- Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) ranks 2nd out of 3 regions with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area – 21 countries (from 2026) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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